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Letters Patent 1Y0. 71,123', dated .November 19, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN LATGHES FOR CARRIAGE-DOORS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCFRN:

Be it known that I, NORBERT BELVALLETTE, of Pmis,'in the-empire ofFrance, have invented n. new and improved Handle for Locks toCarriage-Doors, (for the intcrior;) and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is :t full and exact description thereof, reference being'hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemnrkedthereon. l v n My invention has for its object to obviate theinconvenience -resultingfrom the handles .atpresent in use inside thedoors of carriages.

There are few persons, ladies especially, who do not sooner or latertear their clothing in entering or leaving carriages, and it isnotorious that this is owing to the form und position of the presenthandles, fixed at right angles and so placed as to catch the dress.Besides this is the danger of accidentally opening thedoor by the leastpressure upon the present handles, especiullyA in the case of children adanger entirely averted by my invention.

I obtain also a greater facility in the play of the lock bythe action ofthe lever C, which I will fully describe.

Figure A is :i carriage-door.

Figure B, the lock of the door.

Figure C, the lever moving in the direction of E and F upon the bolt Dof the lock.

Figure G is a stem fixed upon a pivot at the point H upon tlie lever C.

A handle, I, Figure 2, attached to the stem G by a.- cord, J, serves todraw down the lever C. I can :it pleasure, according to the style ofcarriage, use the stern G or suppress it, if necessary, in lwhich casethe handle I is fixed to the lever C at the point H'. When thecarriage-door is upholstered nothing appears but the handle or tassel I,which is outside the covering at the opening K. v

Claim.

What I claim, :ind desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A pendant handle or tussel, of any material, acting upon a.carriage-lock with a lever or other apparatus, in place of the fixedhandles at present in use inside of carriages.

NORBERT BELVALLETTE.

Witnesses:

MAssNER, Genl. A. HARET.

